[Elecraft] Issues with K2 Align & Test

[Leigh L Klotz, Jr.]

On Gary's advice, I used 2.7pF.  The capacitor can affect stability so 
be sure to use a temperature stable one such as NP0 type.
73,
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 8:06 am, David Fleming wrote:
> Hi Ron.
>
> I had the exact same problem. My numbers were very close to yours.
> Rather than replacing the crystals, I added a 10pf capacitor from the
> junction of the crystals and C174 to ground. That brought BFO Lo down
> to where it needed to be. Sure beats waiting on new crystals, and
> there's still no guarantee that new crystals will fix the problem. You
> will need to get BFO Lo down in order to properly perform CAL FIL.
>
>
> Ron Hahn wrote:
>
>>  BFO Hi : 4917.62 >= 4916.3
>>  BFO Lo : 4913.59 <= 4912.7 !!!
>>  Range  : 4.03    >= 3.6kHz
>
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